Sunday, February 16

Nice that we all
got to spend the day together today. Since
it was a two-tank shore dive, we all went and just switched off for the second
dive. Joe, Pattie, and I did the first
dive; Joe, Cristin, and I did the second.
We dove the Olawalu
site, which is really just about 20’ north of where we’re staying in
Kihei.

What made this dive
different, and fun in new ways, was that these were dives with underwater scooters. I didn’t know what to expect, so left my
GoPro on shore…so you’ll simply have to believe me when I say we had a load of
fun.

The visibility wasn’t
great near shore, but got much better as we moved away from shore, following a
sand channel between mounds of coral. We
were really in or around a reef throughout, and it was an active reef with lots
of varieties of angelfish, boxfish, and even a few turtles.

Jackson was, as
usual, very well behaved on shore with Cristin, then Pattie, and we followed
the dives with a super lunch at Leoda’s
Kitchen and Pie Shop. Clearly a
local favorite, as every time we pass it we see a very long line, so we had to
give it a shot. Rave reviews from all of
us.